Cricket: Fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed out of India-A’s New Zealand tour, left hand wrist injured 4 days ago
- Khaleel Ahmed was injured in the first unofficial ODI against New Zealand-A.
- BCCI did not announce the name of any bowler as his substitute.
Fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed dropped out of the India-A New Zealand tour on Saturday. He has a fracture in his left wrist. “In the first informal ODI against New Zealand-A, Khaleel Ahmed’s left hand’s wrist was fractured,” the BCCI said in a statement. For this reason, they will not be able to play the remaining matches of the tour. They will have to return to India. “
Khalil will have to undergo rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy, or NCA. The board has not announced the name of any bowler as his substitute.
Khaleel took two wickets in the first ODI against New Zealand-A.
This left-arm bowler has taken 15 wickets for India in 11 ODIs, while 13 wickets in 14 T20s. The bowler performed well on the current New Zealand tour. He had 4 successes in the ODI played against New Zealand XI on 17 January. At the same time, in the first ODI against New Zealand-A on Wednesday, he took two wickets for 46 runs in 8 overs. India-A won the match by 5 wickets, while in the second match on Friday, they lost by 29 runs. At present, both the teams are on par with winning one match in the ODI series.The final and third ODIs will be played on Sunday.
